Has a Venetian look - ID help

[colchesterhunter]

Coin dated 1724 - is it Venetian ?? I cannot find it in the world coin books

Any help would be great

[rob]

Coin dated 1724 - is it Venetian ?? I cannot find it in the world coin books

Any help would be great

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Soldo da 12 bagattini

Undated - what you see is actually * 12 *

Doge Alvise Mocenigo II (1700-1709)

Mixture of copper and silver.

In the venician coinage system 12 bagattini (earlier called denari) were 1 soldo, 20 soldi 1 lira (12d = 1s, 20s = 1£ this should sound familiar to you :))

A rather common coin to find in the venecian area, I'm surprised you found it in Essex!

[colchesterhunter]

Thanks again for the great info which I have uploaded to my site. We have a fair site we detect and the sailors from Harwich the port went there as we have found a lot of early Navy buttons. Are you English Rob ?

My Webpage

[rob]

Nice website, looks metal detecting looks like great fun! I'll send you a private message.